&#34;Silencer&#34; Pickle Ball Paddle

ABSTRACT

Rubber sheets of various compounds are glued to the outer surfaces of pickle ball paddles made of plastic, wood, fiberglass, aluminum or graphite.

The Silencer is a method and concept of improving the manufacture of pickle ball paddles (as shown by FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) by covering core face of the paddle, which can be made of plastic, wood, fiberglass aluminum or graphite (labeled #1 in the drawings), with a rubber product (labeled #2 in the drawings), the result of which is to attenuate the loud sound produced by the ball striking a paddle which is not covered with a rubber product.

FIG. 1 shows the Top View with the rubber (labeled #2) being overlaid onto the core face (labeled #1) of the paddle. FIG. 2 shows the Side View with the rubber (labeled #2) affixed to the core face (labeled #1) of the paddle.

The Silencer eliminates or reduces the primary objection to Pickle Ball and Pickle Ball courts; that being the loud sound produced when the ball strikes the paddle. Additionally, the rubber product provides more ball control to the player.

Under this patent, the holder of the patent would produce or cause to be produced from the beginning of the paddle manufacturing process through the end product delivering a paddle (labeled #1 in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 in the drawings) that is ready for play. The patent holder would also modify existing paddles owned by the end user, by attaching a rubber product (labeled #2 in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 in the drawings) to the face of that paddle, or providing the rubber product in a pre-cut form which can be added to a paddle face by the user. 

1. Covering the hard outer surfaces of a pickle ball paddle with a rubber sheet product improves the paddle by attenuating the objectionable loud sound produced when the ball contacts the paddle.
 2. Covering the hard and slick outer surfaces of a pickle ball paddle with a more tacky rubber surface, increases the player's ability to create spin thereby hitting better controlled shots. 